# Dragonfish

**R-2A activity** of project 2094 — Unmanned Underwater Vehicle  
**Program element:** 0604536N — Advanced Undersea Prototyping  
**Component:** U.S. Navy · **Budget Activity:** 4  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604536N/2094/a0  
**Parent:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0604536N/2094

> **NEW START.** $22.6M requested in FY2027 with no prior-year and no current-year funding.

## Summary

This activity requests $22.6M in FY2027, 100% of project 2094 — a new start with no prior-year and no current-year money. The R-2A exhibit describes it across FY2026–FY2027, including what the FY2027 money is planned to buy.

## What the FY2027 request buys

**FY2027 planned work.** Following the successful demonstration of the Dragonfish vehicle under a protype OTA, initiate full rate production of vehicles and support systems achieving full inventory requirements in FY28. Provide continued support to Fleet testing and training as required and utilize Fleet feedback to improve future software versions. Complete initial development of all training materials, technical manuals, maintenance and operational procedures. Sustain those products based on software improvements as necessary. Support development and integration with alternate Command, Control, and Communications systems as necessary to close operational gaps.

**FY2026 to FY2027 change.** Increase from $0 FY26 to $22.625 FY27 due to initiation of Dragonfish project following successful completion of commercial large diameter UUV prototyping effort.

## Before the request year

**FY2026 plans — current year.** FY27 is the first year Dragonfish is funded with discretionary funding. The FY 2026 budget for Dragonfish program included $360,000 thousand of discretionary funding and $0 thousand of mandatory funding for a total of $360,000 thousand. The mandatory funds supported the development of the Dragonfish vehicle.

## Funding

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 0.0 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 22.6 |

> Prior, current and budget year only — an R-2A activity carries no five-year plan. It sums exactly into its project in the request year and not necessarily in any other.

## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Navy RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibit R-2A, PE 0604536N project 2094 (PB PB2027). Narrative is the government's own text.
- **No marks, no contractors at this grain** — congressional marks land on the program element and R-3 performers on the project.
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_activity`.

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